CARDIAC VALVE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
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1. A system, comprising:
- a cardiac valve, where the cardiac valve includes;
a support frame having a first end member and a second end member separated from the first end member by a number of cross members that define a lumen;
a cover at the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet, where a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet join to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and
a tubular member of the cardiac valve having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient'"'"'s body after removal of a delivery catheter; and
a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end, the cardiac valve located between the proximal end and distal end of the catheter.
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Abstract
A cardiac valve with a support frame having a first end member and a second end member opposing the first end member in a substantially fixed distance relationship, and a cover extending over the support frame to allow for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the valve.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a cardiac valve, where the cardiac valve includes; a support frame having a first end member and a second end member separated from the first end member by a number of cross members that define a lumen; a cover at the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet, where a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet join to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and a tubular member of the cardiac valve having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient'"'"'s body after removal of a delivery catheter; and a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end, the cardiac valve located between the proximal end and distal end of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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providing a support frame, where the support frame includes a first end member and a second end member opposing the first end member; providing a cover, where the cover extends between the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet of a cardiac valve, a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet joining to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and coupling a tubular member having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient'"'"'s body after removal of a delivery catheter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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